The Northern Scenario demonstration
is being carried out by a number of FENIX project partners (Areva T&D, ZIV, EDF Energy Networks, National Grid and
Imperial College London) working together with Woking Borough Council and
EDF Energy, to accommodate the Virtual Power Plant vision in a number of test
sites. The business case under development in the demonstration will identify value for several key market participants
outlined below:

National Grid: The TSO in the UK. They have the
responsibility to ensure system security. They also procure ancillary services to balance supply and demand.

EDF Energy: A supply business with access to the energy market. EDF Energy
will operate a portfolio of generation and attempt to minimize its exposure to imbalance. The supply business will fulfill
the role of Commercial Virtual Power Plant (CVPP).

Figure: The Generic FENIX Architecture

One challenge for the Northern scenario is to demonstrate a FENIX
future in today’s network environment. The first requirement was to identify a cluster of small scale generators
linked to a common low voltage network. In today’s low voltage distribution networks very few clusters of generation
can be found. One exists in the privately owned network of Woking Borough Council (WBC). WBC owns a portfolio
generation that has allowed it to meet the energy requirements of its civic centre, conference centre and other municipal
facilities at the Pool in the Park. The portfolio includes small and medium sized CHP, a fuel cell and PV.

FENIX
will allow WBC near real-time visibility of their generation as well as their demand. WBC also owns a number of
loads that can be switched for short periods of time with very little impact on users of their facilities.